Uwini was

Makalaka Makalaka is a general designation used by the Bechuana, Matabele and kindred peoples, for conquered or slave tribes. Thus, many of the tribes subjugated by the Makololo chief, Sebetwane (or Sebituane, or Setitwane) in about 1830 were called Maka ...

leader from

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. He was considered a divinity. He was in the resistance against the British colonialism and was accused of participating in the murder of white settlers by the

British South Africa Company The British South Africa Company (BSAC or BSACo) was chartered in 1889 following the amalgamation of Cecil Rhodes' Central Search Association and the London-based Exploring Company Ltd, which had originally competed to capitalize on the expecte ...

. He was tried by court-martial and executed on the edge of the Somaboola (Somabhula) Forest about 80 miles from

Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; Ndebele: ''Bulawayo'') is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council cl ...

in 1896.

Sources

*Robert Baden-Powell: ''The Matabele-Campaign 1896.''
Online-Ausgabe in Englisch
ref>Free download from http://www.thedump.scoutscan.com/dumpinventorybp.php 1896 deaths Rhodesian people Year of birth missing People of the First Matabele War

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